1. Supersister was an experimental rock band from The Hague, The Netherlands, that existed from 1968 to 1974. They played a jazz-tinged brand of progressive rock. Classic line-up: Robert Jan Stips (keyboards, vocals), Sacha van Geest (flute), Marco Vrolijk (drums) and Ron van Eck (bass).
The band started as a school band (Sweet OK Sister) in 1968, featuring singer and songwriter Rob Douw, who soon left the group. The remaining members continued as a more serious musical quartet under the name Supersister. Their style was Canterbury Scene-style prog rock, with a dominant Stips as the group's keyboard virtuoso.
Their début album, Present from Nancy (1970), spawned their first (and biggest) Dutch hit single, She Was Naked. After two more studio albums (1971's To The Highest Bidder and 1972's Pudding And Gisteren) both Van Geest and Vrolijk decided to quit.
The remaining members, together with newcomers Charly Mariano (wind instruments) and Herman van Boeyen (drums), released the album Iskander (1973), a jazz-rock concept album based on the life of Alexander the Great. In 1974 Stips and Van Geest re-united for a final album (Spiral Staircase), released under the original band name, Sweet Okay Supersister. It turned out to be the group's swan song. Robert Jan Stips moved on to play keyboards in Golden Earring for nearly three years (1974-1976).
The classic 1970-1973 line-up reunited in 2000 for a performance at the Progfest in Los Angeles and a short tour of The Netherlands. To mark the occasion a rarities album was released: M.A.N. featured live and studio recordings from 1969-1973. The reunion abruptly came to an end when Sacha van Geest unexpectedly died in the summer of 2001. The reunion concert at the Paradiso in Amsterdam was recorded and later released on CD (Supersisterious, 2001) and DVD ('Sweet OK Supersister', 2006), which also features several old and new documentaries, photographs and unreleased audio tracks.
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2. Supersister was a three-piece girl group from the United Kingdom. They had hits in 1999 and 2000 such as 'Coffee' and 'Summer Gonna Come Again' (since covered by the band Nylon).
She Was Naked
Supersister Lyrics
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It was the cream of the commercial increase
She tore her wardrobe wondering what
What kind of freedom was this sudden release
She was naked
Reveal philosophies like instant pudding
We need her on the blue screen
She, she gives us soul to keep our minds clean, oho
We are naked
Dona Nobis Pacem
From the beginning 'till the end
Dona Nobis Pacem
Dona Nobis Pacem
From the beginning 'till the end
Dona Nobis Pacem
The song "She Was Naked" by Supersister is a fascinating piece with thought-provoking lyrics. The opening line, "She looked like instant pudding, it was the cream of the commercial increase" is a metaphor that suggests the objectification of women in the media. The instant pudding is a symbol for the manufactured, consumable image that the woman is supposed to represent to the audience. The cream of the commercial increase represents the fact that such images lead to an increase in commercial profits for the media industries.
The lines "She tore her wardrobe wondering what, what kind of freedom was this sudden release" could be interpreted as the woman removing her clothes for her own reasons and not just for the male gaze. The sudden release of clothing represents a kind of freedom, but also could be interpreted as society's expectations that women should be sexually available.
The repetition of the line "Dona Nobis Pacem" is an uplifting chorus, which is Latin for "grant us peace," and suggests a need for healing from the societal ills discussed in the verses. The reference to the blue screen and how "she gives us soul to keep our minds clean" could be interpreted as the screen being a way for the public to distance themselves from the harsh societal realities and needing a woman to make that distance possible.
Overall, the song seems to reflect on the objectification of women in media, the double standards in society, and the need for peace and healing.
Line by Line Meaning
She looked like instant pudding
She appeared perfect and attractive, like the idealized images used in commercials.
It was the cream of the commercial increase
Such an appearance was highly marketable and lucrative, contributing to the ever-growing commercial industry.
She tore her wardrobe wondering what
She questioned what kind of freedom she could truly have, and removing her clothing was an act of exploring this idea.
What kind of freedom was this sudden release
She was curious about the nature of the sudden liberation she felt upon shedding her clothes.
She was naked
Her bare body was exposed and vulnerable, but also liberated and free.
We dream of pin-up purchase
We desire to own and possess idealized images of women, like those found in pin-up art.
Reveal philosophies like instant pudding
We expect women to represent and express philosophical ideas, yet we want them to do so in a simplistic and superficial manner.
We need her on the blue screen
We require women to be present in our media, specifically on TV screens, to maintain our sense of cleanliness and purity.
She, she gives us soul to keep our minds clean, oho
Women are expected to provide a spiritual and moral center for society, while also being objectified and used for our own purposes.
We are naked
We, as a society, are exposed and vulnerable, as we rely on women to fulfill these conflicting roles.
Dona Nobis Pacem
Grant us peace
From the beginning 'till the end
Throughout all of time
Dona Nobis Pacem
Grant us peace
Contributed by Chloe P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.